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Pray for me, a sinner.

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Good St. Matthew, pray for me

The General Collect of The Family Uher

O MIGHTY and merciful God, who gavest thy Son Jesus Christ to be born of the Blessed Virgin Mary and to be guarded by the just, venerable, and blessed Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse: Keep the Holy Family ever before our eyes so that we may rightly order our own family to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord who with thee and the Holy Ghost art one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

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St Columba, pray for me.

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Pilgrimage of Grace

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ETERNAL Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all of the souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere,for sinners in the universal Church, those within my house, and in my own family. Amen.

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THE HOUR

In the Holy City JERUSALEM

The time in my wee Hermitage

In Holy Glastonbury & Old Sarum

Ave Jesu Christe

Our Lady of the Atonement, pray for us.

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O God of unchangeable Power and eternal Light: Lookfavourably on thy whole Church, that wonderful and sacred Mystery; by the effectual working of thy Providence, carryout in tranquillity the plan of Salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being madenew, and that all things are being brought to their perfectionby Him through Whom all things were made, thy Son JesusChrist our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unityof the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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31 August 2014

No doubt, dear reader, you have heard about the CDC whistleblower who has removed the official lie from the "safety" of the MMR vaccine. The Health Ranger is offering a blue print for safer vaccines that you may find instructive:click here.

The bottom line is that most vaccines come from aborted foetal tissue and as such are immoral for us to use. My own reading leads me to question all infantile and childhood vaccines (not as a matter of science and aside from the moral issues) as developmentally inappropriate for growing infants and children.

29 August 2014

EXILED IRAQI ARCHBISHOP:MUSLIM IMMIGRATION A THREAT TO WESTERN CHRISTIANS

Muslims destroying church in Mosul

“Our sufferings today are the prelude of those you, Europeans and Western Christians, will also suffer in the near future,” said Archbishop Amel Shimoun Nona in an interview by Corriere della Sera. “I lost my diocese. The physical setting of my apostolate has been occupied by Islamic radicals who want us converted or dead. But my community is still alive.”“Please, try to understand us. Your liberal and democratic principles are worth nothing here. You must consider again our reality in the Middle East, because you are welcoming in your countries a growing number of Muslims. Also you are in danger. You must take strong and courageous decisions, even at the cost of contradicting your principles. You think all men are equal, but that is not true: Islam does not say that all men are equal. Your values are not their values. If you do not understand this soon enough, you will become the victims of the enemy you have welcomed in your home.”

Where are the voices?Where are the voices of parliaments and congresses?Where are the voices of campuses?Where are the voices of community leaders?Where are the voices of talk-show hosts and radio programs?Where are the voices of the late-night news?Where are the voices of editorial columns?Where are the voices of op-ed pieces?Why a silence?

Austin Ruse has written a very bold article in Crisis which considers things about Russia that neocons do not want U.S. Americans considering. The following are the first paragraphs excerpted from the article which one may read on line by clicking HERE. Austin Ruse writes:

Pope Francis and Metropolitan Hilarion of Russia

For much of the twentieth century, Catholics around the world prayed after every Low Mass for the conversion of Russia.Called the Leonine Prayers, originally they were conceived as a protection of the sovereignty of the Papal States, which were then under attack. This intention ended with the Lateran Treaty of 1929 but the prayers continued from that time for the conversion of Russia that had become an atheistic state bent on destroying religion.The prayers included 3 Ave Marias, a Salve Regina, a versicle and response, a prayer for the conversion of sinners and the “exaltation of Holy Mother Church,” ending with the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel. Pius X added the invocation “Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on Us.”Before the prayers were suppressed in 1965 just think of the billions of them offered for this intention? From little schoolgirls to Catholic heads of state to canonized saints, they all prayed for the conversion of Russia. Does any faithful Catholic think that the end of the Soviet Union in 1991 was not the result of these prayers?The Cold War—World War III—ended bloodlessly. A murderous regime that had killed millions upon millions and enslaved many more and had tried to enchain the human spirit was toppled almost miraculously. There should have been a victorious parade up Fifth Avenue in New York.But the work of the Spirit was not yet finished. Toppling the regime was only part of it. The other part was conversion. And what did we think that would look like?

The optimism of Austin Ruse is shared by many I know, but most North Americans I encounter find it very difficult to think of Russians as anything other than monsters, KGB agents, and atheists lying in wait to rape, pillage, and plunder. There is of course historical reason for this from the Soviet era. It seems to be difficult for 'the West' in general to function without the notorious Russian bear for enemy. Also, Metropolitan Hilarion is seen as an enemy of Greek Catholics, and one wonders how his views could possibly assist in ending the schism between East and West.

28 August 2014

Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa of Portugal is not well known to many North American Catholics save for those of Portuguese backgrounds and others who have been touched by this holy one of God. Her message intersects in a profound way with that of Sr. Lucia of Fátima, and faithful Catholics would do well to make her acquaintance among the holy company of the Blesseds of the Church. The following is one of her ecstatic poems in praise of the Tabernacles of the Lord in our Catholic churches where the Lord's Eucharistic Divine Presence abides with us.

HYMN TO THE TABERNACLES

Oh my Jesus, I want each pain that I feel, each palpitation of my heart, each time I breathe, each second of the hours I pass, to be Acts of love for your Tabernacles. I want each movement of my feet, my hands, my lips, my tongue, each time that I open my eyes or close them, each tear, each smile, each joy, each sadness, each tribulation, each distraction, contrariety or trouble, to be Acts of love for your Tabernacles. I want each letter of the prayers I recite or hear to recite, all the words that I pronounce or hear to pronounce, that I read or hear to read, that I write or see someone writing, that I sing or hear to sing, to be Acts of love for your Tabernacles. I want each time I kiss your holy images or those of your and my beloved Mama, and your saints, to be Acts of love for your Tabernacles. Oh Jesus, I want each little drop of rain that falls from the sky to the land, all the water contained in the world, offered drop by drop, all the sands of the sea and everything the sea contains, to be Acts of love for your Tabernacles. Oh Jesus, I offer You the leaves of the trees, all the fruits that they mmight have, the little flowers offered petal by petal, all the little grains of seeds and cereals in the world, and everything contained in the gardens, fields and mountains, I offer everything as Acts of love for your Tabernacles. Oh Jesus, I offer You the feathers of the small birds, their own warbling, the fur and the voices of all the animals, as Acts of love for your Tabernacles. Oh Jesus, I offer You the day and the night, the heat and the cold, the wind, the snow, the moon, the moonlight, the sun, the sunset, the stars of the sky, my sleep, my dream, as Acts of love for your Tabernacles. Oh Jesus, I offer You everything the world contains, all its greatness, wealth and treasures, everything which happens to myself, everything I use to offer to You, everything one can imagine, as Acts of love for your Tabernacles. Oh Jesus, accept the sky, the land, the sea, everything, everything they contain, as if everything was mine and everything I could make use of and offer You as Acts of love for your Tabernacles.

An official VMG virtual choir, "Nada Te Turbe" is one of two virtual choirs produced for the celebration of St. Teresa of Jesus's 500th birthday. The choir is made up of Carmelite Nuns from around the world and is accompanied by the Teresian Orchestra of St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, USA. Music composed by Claire Sokol, OCD.

26 August 2014

The following is the start of an article filled with insights for anyone interested in living the New Evangelisation and reaching out to Asian non-Christians. I am very grateful to the author for writing it.

In his moving novel, Silence, Japanese-Catholic author Shusako Endo once described the continent of Asia as a “swamp” that choked the sapling of the Gospel and made it uninhabitable for Christianity. That image has always haunted me because a part of my own journey — as a convert to Christianity from Buddhism — has been to bridge two seemingly irreconcilable worlds.

When I first became an Evangelical Christian as a young man, my world was transformed in many ways. But the integration between my new faith and native heritage still seemed somewhat artificial — better than a swamp, yes, but not quite home. That stirring in my heart for something more was what led me into the Catholic Church and why I followed the recent apostolic visit of Pope Francis to Asia with such great interest.

That by holiness of life we may win our neigh­bours to thine obedience;

Hear us, O Lord.

That thou wouldest keep stedfast and devout

those who are far removed from the ministrations of thy Church;

Hear us, O Lord.

That it may please thee to bless

with all spiritual riches the Church in our land,

making her truly catholic in faith and love;

Hear us, O Lord.

That it may please thee to fulfil the number of thine elect

and to hasten thy kingdom;

Hear us, O Lord.

O Saviour of the world, who by thy cross and precious blood hast redeemed us;

Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; In earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Then may follow:

O God, we have heard with our ears,

and our fathers have declared unto us,

the noble works that thou didst in their days,

and in the old time before them;

Lay bare thine arm,

revive thy work,

and manifest forth thy power and glory,

now as in the days of old.

Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens;

And thy glory above all the earth.

Give thy Son the nations for his inheritance;

And the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession.

Let all the nations whom thou hast made

come and worship thee, O Lord;

And glorify thy holy name.

Let thy name be great among the Gentiles,

O Lord God of hosts;

And in every place let incense be offered to thy name,

and a pure offering.

Then shall be said,Let us pray.

O GOD, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the whole earth, and didst send thy blessed Son to preach peace to them that are far off and to them that are nigh; Grant that all men everywhere may seek after thee and find thee. Bring the nations into thy fold, pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh, and hasten thy kingdom; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

22 August 2014

Please read the "Urgent Update from Iraq" from Aid to the Church in Need. The following is a brief excerpt:

"Please view the short video filmed by my colleague, Maria, a few days ago in northern Iraq. You will find an important message from the Chaldean Patriarch, Archbishop Louis Raphael Sako, who added: “There is still hope for the Christians in Iraq, but only if we act now.”

21 August 2014

Please consider signing the petition or writing to Cardinal Dolan. [I hate that I must add this: please do not write in a spirit of malice to Cardinal Dolan. Write with confidence in Christ and ask him to save this important church.]It is very important to me personally. Although I do not travel much any more, when in New York City, Holy Innocents Catholic Church is where I worship.

Click here please to read the sad article.Is this not the true face of Islam as revealed from Bangladesh to Algeria, from Irak to Nigeria, and all about the world?ALSO: Please remember to say a Rosary for the repose of the soul of our Catholic brother James Foley, the journalist recently murdered by beheading by British ISIS Islamic terrorists. May he rest in peace and rise in the glory of the Risen Christ.At this time I am especially remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Christ to the Holy Martyr Segatashya of Rwanda: "When you hear of the wars of religion, know that I am coming soon."

20 August 2014

In the past I would have written at length on Vladimir Sergeivich Soloviev, but today the best that I can do is to point to another blog and a very long post. I hope you will read all of it and especially Soloviev's own prophetic words for therein is Wisdom: click here please.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour,have mercy upon me, a miserable offender.

16 August 2014

An Introductory Essay on the Folk Influence in Religious ArtBy Frank Kendon

A dear friend sent me the book mentioned above together with another volume on Christian Art commemorating the Annunciation. It is always exciting to get a package, but doubly so when it comes from a dear friend who sent it from beautiful Castine in Maine.The Frank Kendon book is definitely my cup of tea. In many ways it is the perfect book for me to be reading with his keen insights mixed with wit and humour from time to time. I do relish the following lines from his introduction:

To pose as a critic of mediaeval religion seemed to me to be the most barren of all useless occupations ; for the faults of the age were dead with the age, and death is more than correction.

During this Assumptiontide the book is a welcome companion. And the volume on art inspired by the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary is truly medicine from heaven for my heart and soul.I thank our dear Saviour for my dear friend of many years who sent me these treasures. They arrived enveloped in beautiful papers with bright gold ribbons. So many times since my first stroke the Lord has used her good offices to convey mercies and blessings... chief among them the encouragement to never give up on life ... for as long as one lives there are horrid truths to learn about oneself (!) as well as the designs of God Most High to discern and trace in things mundane and mystical.

The distance between God and man was thus reduced and bridgeable, as demonstrated by the Divine and human qualities mingled in Jesus and his mother.

15 August 2014

"Evola once purposefully composed a sort of parahistory, prefacing it with the bold claim that any history told by anyone merely reflects the needs of the current age, and regardless of the amount of verification provided, truth is metaphysical and lies beyond evidence. "A few examples of this will make clear what Evola was talking about. From the 1820s to roughly the 1960s the Founding Fathers were revered in America as brilliant minds, and children were taught to follow the examples of Washington and Jefferson. Washington was famously said to have never told a lie. An Italian-American painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” on the ceiling of the Capitol showing the first president ascending to godhood. Today this reverence makes some Americans cringe, and revisionists are constantly reminding us that the Founding Fathers were mean to people sometimes and many of them kept slaves. Both of these modes of thought reflect the needs of their respective eras. Neither of them is the correct history. Different stories are told to children in order to acquaint them with the attitude society expects them to adopt toward the past."

In SOCO magazine on pp. 28-29. Click here to go to magazine's online format. You will need to manipulate the online format to go to the image of pp. 28-29 in order to read the article.Most interesting to me are the paid trolls who are out in force trying to torpedo the article. Ah, well, ... smoke ... fire.May the Holy Ghost consecrate the air we breathe and put any foul play to nought.

08 August 2014

In the Gulf Daily News "The Voice of Bahrain" one may read today what many have already surmised i.e., that ISIS and al-Baghdadi (who have been slaughtering Christians, Yezidis, Shia, and other minority groups) are creations of the Mossad, the USA's CIA and other intelligence agencies.